Sri Lanka detains top Rajapakse aide for fraud

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Monday detained a senior aide to former strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse on allegations of fraud, the second official close to the ex-leader swept up in a blitz on corruption. Gamini Senarath turned himself in to authorities on Monday. Police told a court last month that Senarath was wanted in connection with the disappearance of $27 million in state funds earmarked for a hotel.